Citation
(1999), "Databank. Sure start for 60 areas", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 99 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.1999.01799daf.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Databank. Sure start for 60 areas
Databank
Sure start for 60 areas
A total of 60 disadvantaged areas of the country have been identified as trailblazer districts and have been asked to work with local partners to develop programmes which can meet the key values and aims of the Sure Start strategy. These areas are the first of 250 programmes to be established over three years from a budget of £452 million. Speaking recently in London Tessa Jowell, Minister for Public Health, said that in the years ahead children who are healthier and more ready to learn, stronger families and communities, less crime and fewer school age pregnancies will benefit us all. The Education and Employment Secretary, David Blunkett, said that Sure Start will bring together early education, health services, family support and advice on nurturing for familes when they need it most. Parents will be offered advice and information on child development, on reading with their children, on learning through play and healthy living.
Sure Start will offer:
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a home visit for each family with newborn children to provide details of what services and support are available;
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local services, including health, education and childcare, working together in the interests of families and children;
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better access to a range of early support including childcare, toddler groups and toy libraries;
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better physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children.
The Sure Start Unit will be providing expert advisers to ensure partnerships are inclusive and help them make proposals which meet the Sure Start key principles and deliver coherent services which work for local people.